Word Problems
Juan caught 5 fish on the first day, 3 on the second day, and 7 on the third day. What is the average number of fish caught per day?
5 fish per day
For every 3 games at the fair there are 9 rides. What is the ratio of rides to games?
9:3 or 3:1
At the store Brand A potato chips were $17.00 for 5 bags. Brand B potato chips were $10.17 for 3 bags. Which brand has the cheaper price?
Brand B = $3.39
4 lbs of tomatoes cost $36. How much would 13 lbs cost?
$117
Find and write the ratio for: At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets. What is the ratio of puppies to fish?
5:8
Jimmy can eat 48 wings in eight hours, what is the number of hours per wing?
1/6 or 0.166666... hours per wing.
In a bag of candy for every 1 chocolate piece there are 6 sugar pieces. What is the ratio of chocolate pieces to sugar pieces?
1:6
A shoe store was having a back to school sale where you could buy 2 pairs of shoes for $23.10. If a large family decided to buy 7 pairs of shoes, how much would it cost them?
1 pair = $11.55, so 7 pairs = $80.85
8 kg of potatoes cost $72. How much would 5 kg cost?
$45.00
Find and write the ratio for: At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets. What is the ratio of ferrets to kittens?
2:4 or 1:2
Ian brought 6 packs of gum to school. Each pack has 5 pieces of gum. He gave all of his gum away to 10 friends. What is the unit rate of packs per friend?
0.6 or 3/5 packs per friend
At the the thrift store the ratio of long sleeve shirts to short sleeve shirts was 4:3. For every _____ short sleeve shirts there were _____ long sleeve shirts.
3 and 4 (must be in this order)
A store had 7 blue chairs for $141.75 or 4 red chairs for $80.80. Which color chair has a lower unit price, and how much is it per chair?
red = $20.20
A car can travel 348 kilometers on 87 liters of gasoline. How far can it travel on 111 liters?
444 kilometers
Find and write the ratio for: At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets. What is the ratio of fish to puppies and ferrets?
8:7
Ian brought 6 packs of gum to school. Each pack has 5 pieces of gum. He gave all of his gum away to 10 friends. What is the unit rate of sticks per friend?
3 stick per friend
For every 7 large popcorns sold at the theater there were 2 small sold. What is the ratio of small sold to large sold?
2:7
A fast food restaurant had 5 boxes of chicken nuggets for $33.95. A competing restaurant had 4 boxes of chicken fingers for $26.96. Which food has a higher unit price, and how much is it per box?
Nuggets = $6.79
A boat travels 261 miles in 15 hours (with a constant speed). How far can it travel in 18 hours (with the same speed)?
313.2 miles
Find and write the ratio for: At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets. What is the ratio of fish, kittens, and ferrets to puppies?
14:5
Walmart sold 8 tricycles to 4 customers. Each tricycle has 3 wheels. What is the unit rate of wheels per customer?
6 wheels per customer
At the malt shop the ratio of hotdogs sold to hamburgers sold was 6:7. What is the ratio of hotdogs to total sold?
6 to 13
At a farming supply store 6 pounds of seed cost $157.32. If a farmer needed 4 pounds of seeds, how much would it cost him?
1 lb = $26.22, so 4 lbs = $104.88
6 gallons/21 miles = 15 gallons/ x miles
X = 52.5 miles
Find and write the ratio for: At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets. What is the ratio of the total of pets to ferrets?
19:2